ПРЕЗЕНТАЦИЯ "Celebrations"

The plan of the

lesson :

1. Phonetics. 2.Word Power.

3. British celebrations.

4. Different activities at the celebrations.

5. New Year Resolutions.

6. Marks. Homework.

Phonetics:

widely

the First Foot

New year party

to celebrate

ancient

old-fashioned

to observe

religious

relative

fancy costumes

good luck

common

occasion

custom

habit

celebration

gift

to be connected with

to be associated with

firecracker

bad luck

completely

Christmas

traditionally

to attend

religion

What things come to your mind when you think

of traditions and celebrations?

Things we give and receive

Activities

Traditions

Celebrations

Special food

and drinks

Special occasions

wedding, cards, anniversary, tricks, birthday, firework, champagne, cake, parade, picnic, dancing, flowers

British celebrations

St Valentine’s Day

Christmas

Easter

Halloween

New Year

Guy Fawkes Night

New Year

New Year’s Eve all British celebrate on the 31st of December. Most people see with friends and relatives.

At midnight they sings New Year songs and wishes a happy New Year.

Christmas

On the 25th of December there is the greatest holiday of all in England – Christmas. People send X-mas cards to their friends and relatives. People buy a Christmas tree and decorate it with toys, coloured balls and lights.

Children wake up early to find stockings full of small presents on their bed.

St. Valentine’s day

On the 14th of February there is St. Valentine’s Day. People send Valentine’s cards to someone they love. Usually they don’t sing them – you must guess who sent cards to you.

Easter

In April or at the end of March English people celebrate Easter Day.

On Easter Sunday children get chocolate eggs and rabbits.

Halloween

On the 31st of October there is Halowe’en. The symbol of this holiday is "Jack o'lantern" . People make it from a pumpkin.

  Children like Haloween parties, they put on witch’s and  ghost’s dresses. They go “trick or treat”.

At different celebrations people are involved

(вовлечены) in different activities. Ex.4, p. 85.

People set off firecrackers.

People give gifts to their relatives and friends.

People cook dinner for the whole family.

People dye (красят) eggs and present their relatives

and friends with them.

People make fancy costumes and put them on.

People take part in parades.

People go to the church and stay for a service.

People write and send beautiful postcards.

People decorate fir-trees.

Making New Year’s resolutions is a tradition connected with the New Year. At the New Year people often decide what they are going to do and what they are not going to do.

a) Who has made these resolutions?

not to watch TV so often

Florence

listen to his favourite pop music more often

Bill

go jogging (бегать) every morning

Joe

not going to make any resolutions

Jane

Rod

save more pocket money

stop eating so many sweets

it’s a secret

Match the holidays and there descriptions

a) people honour women by giving them flowers and presents.

b) pupils and student start the new academic year.

c) people have parties, light candles and give each other gifts.

d) many people have gatherings eating dyed eggs, paskha and kulich.

e) people have parades and ceremones to honour those who died in the Great Patirotic war.

f) people honour members of the armed forces.

g) people have parties and stay up until midnight to see the new year in.

h) people play tricks on friends.

1.New Year’s Eve is a night when

2. April 1 st is a day when

3. February 23 rd is a holiday when

4. Victory Day is a holiday when

5. September 1 st is a day when

6. Easter is a religious holiday when

7. Christmas is a religious holiday when

8. March 8 th is a day when

Homework: Ex. 1(3), p. 82-83,

translate.

words to learn.